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New Voting Machines To Roll Out Ahead Of 2020 Elections In Montgomery County

Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose at the Montgomery County Board of Elections, where new voting machines are being tested.
Jerry Kenney
Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose at the Montgomery County Board of Elections, where new voting machines are being tested.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose demonstrated Montgomery County's new voting machines at the county Board of Elections Tuesday. LaRose says the machines are currently being inspected and tested, and are expected to be ready for voters to use during the 2020 presidential election.

“This May, the voters here in Montgomery County are going to see the old machines for the last time," LaRose says, "and by next November when voters show up to vote, either through early voting or on Election Day, they'll see these new express voting machines, which are truly state of the art and are something that they should be really proud of here in Montgomery County.”

LaRose expressed confidence in the state’s elections system, despite a recent investigation that found more than 6,000 early votes in Miami County went uncounted in the midterm elections.

“To be clear, it was human error that has occurred there. The machines function exactly as they were supposed to. The good news is that we have addressed that now," the secretary says. "This is something that we take very seriously in Ohio, so no Ohioan should ever have a doubt that when their ballot is cast that it's going to be accurately counted.”

Early voting is already underway across the state for the May 7 Primary Elections.

You can find out more information about how to cast your ballot at myOhioVote.com and at your county board of elections.

Jerry began volunteering at WYSO in 1991 and hosting Sunday night's Alpha Rhythms in 1992. He joined the YSO staff in 2007 as Morning Edition Host, then All Things Considered. He's hosted Sunday morning's WYSO Weekend since 2008 and produced several radio dramas and specials . In 2009 Jerry received the Best Feature award from Public Radio News Directors Inc., and was named the 2023 winner of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Best Anchor/News Host award. His current, heart-felt projects include the occasional series Bulletin Board Diaries, which focuses on local, old-school advertisers and small business owners. He has also returned as the co-host Alpha Rhythms.
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